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Our Lady of Sorrows Church

04-25-10 We humans tend to “rationalize” which


From the Pastor’s Desk means to give reason for unreasonable
conduct. The typical statement of some
My Dear People: teenagers and even adults is: “I don’t get
anything out of the Mass.” They completely
A convert of some twenty years ago miss the point. We come to GIVE at Mass.
reminded me of the memorable statement One great saint said there is at least one
she heard me say concerning the Mass: message in every sermon, no matter how
poorly delivered. Even if one does not hear
“It is not so much what we get any of the sermon, there is that privilege and
out of the Mass as it is what we obligation to give God our presence and our
bring to the Mass.” hearts as the Lord Jesus is re-offered to His
Father for the sins of the world.
This is the statement that must be
remembered when we are tempted to miss Are we not edified by the people who come
Mass on Sundays with the excuse that “I in wheelchairs, with walkers and canes to
don’t get anything out of the Mass.” Mass? There are those like Peggy
Beuerlein, age 98, whose daughter brings
We participate at Mass to give of ourselves in her every Sunday. There is our champion,
union with the re-giving of Jesus to His senior citizen, Floyd Stephens, age 96, who
Father in sacrifice for our sins. Though our would not miss daily Mass and takes his turn
motivation for coming to Mass should be as lector at the 6:30 a.m. Mass. (I know I am
what we need to give to God, we do receive living dangerously writing about people’s
far more than we realize from the Mass in ages but I do this to help our young people
terms of grace (God’s life and His help). better see examples of people who make all
kinds of sacrifice to come to Mass.)
For a Catholic to be aware of the enormous
value of the Mass for our salvation and yet At Mass the priest addresses the people:
not be willing to make the sacrifice to
participate on Sundays seriously affects his “Pray brethren that your sacrifice
or her relationship with God. The famous and mine may be acceptable to
theologian, Karl Rahner, stated that sin is God, the Father Almighty.”
basically the failure to appreciate the Pascal
Mystery (the death and resurrection of We know the offering of Jesus is acceptable,
Jesus). The Mass is the greatest appreciator but we pray that when we join our offering to
of the death and resurrection of Jesus. that of Jesus’, our offering will be more
acceptable. If there is no sacrifice in getting
It is fundamental to our Catholic faith that to Mass and in living our lives in general, why
Jesus is our Savior and that He left us a do we say that prayer?
memorial meal to celebrate this fact. After
our Lord changed bread and wine into His What a privilege God gives us to participate
Body and Blood, He made the statement that at Mass. To actually be there for this offering
His Body and Blood would be offered for the at Mass is the privilege of all time.
forgiveness of sins. He mandated, that is,
“commanded”, that we do this in His Mass is primarily what we give to God, and
memory. The third commandment is that we yet there is the goodness of God to give us
worship God once a week, and Sunday Jesus in the reception of communion, and
being the day Jesus rose, the Church states also the graces we receive just being there
that we are seriously bound to give Him that with a sense of offering.
worship the way He mandated.
Congratulations to the First Communicants of First Saturday Devotions will be held on
the Parish School of Religion. May our May 1 at 7:15 a.m.
parents continue to teach their children why First Friday Devotions will be held on May
they come to Mass – primarily to GIVE and 8 at 6:00 a.m.
yet what graces we receive whether we ____________________________________
realize it or not.
Second Annual High School Youth Group
Today 60 second graders of the Parish Heptathalon this Sunday night! 7:00 - 8:45.
School of Religion will make their First Meet in the Parish Hall for dinner.
Communion. Next week 40 more children –
the second graders from OLS School – will Middle School
make their First Communion. What a lock-in Friday, April
reminder to all of us of the real presence of 30. Forms are
Jesus in the Eucharist. There was one available in the
second grader last year who begged his vestibule
mother to come back to the Church. He told
her how much he himself wanted to receive ____________________________________
Jesus in the Eucharist. He needed his
mother to bring him. We dare not Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
underestimate the faith and thinking process Training
of a child who is eight years old today. Catechist training courses for Level I and
Level II will be offered at Our Lady of
With prayers and blessings, Sorrows from July 11 – 17, 2010, for the
Father Muller Catechesis of the Good Shepherd/Atrium
program. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
is an approach to the religious formation of
children ages 3 – 12, which began in Rome
MASS INTENTIONS over 50 years ago and is rooted in Scripture,
the Liturgy, and the teaching principles of
Monday, April 26 Dewey Powell Maria Montessori. Younger children are
John C. Godbold given presentations using child-sized
Edward Gardner materials. No previous teaching experience
Tuesday, April 27 Thomas Booth is necessary, only a desire to work with
Annie Leonard
Anita Noto children as they grow closer to the Good
Wednesday, April 28 Patricia Thornton Shepherd. Tuition is free for OLS
Rosa Scalici parishioners. For more information, please
William J. Stephens contact Elizabeth Sutton at 871-1431 or
Thursday, April 29 Special Intention psr@ourladyofsorrows.com.
Michael Dubruiel
James T. Meehan, Sr. ____________________________________
Friday, April 30 Special Intention
Calvin Williamson Cherry, III Bridge Winners for April
Marion Yester 1st place – Jack Weldon
Saturday, May 1 Donors to the OLS School Found. 2nd Place – Mike Millican
Bill Stephens & the Int. of the BM
Marie Dirgo 3rd Place – Angela Cashio
Sunday, May 2 People of the Parish _______________________________________
Ronnie Ray
Smoochi Swindeman OLS 8th graders are sponsoring a car wash
to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis on
Saturday, May 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
the OLS parking lot.
us. Special thanks to Mrs. Charlotte Rumore
PRAY FOR VOCATIONS for her excellent job! I hope to see you next
Whose voice will you follow-the Good Shepherd’s year. Please reserve Wednesdays from 3:30
or a stranger’s? Pray for a listening heart. (John to 4:30 for our choir. Alexandra Naylor
10:1-10) For this faith community, lead and guide
us as we live out our Christian vocation. _______________________________________

COLUMBARIUM INFORMATION CHAPEL OF OUR SAVIOR


OLS Catholic Church can take care of its
parishioners from birth to the time we pass to The Chapel needs permanent Committed
Our Lord. Our Columbarium Gardens, Adorers for:
located just in front of the rectory, is a Friday at 3:00 a.m.
beautiful, reverent and secure location to Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (To Share Hour)
consider for a final resting place. Pre- Saturday at 4:00 p.m. (To Share Hour)
planning funeral arrangements is an act that Sunday at 8:00 p.m. (To Share Hour)
can give loved ones peace of mind in a time Our goal is to have at least two people on
of emotion and confusion. We also have each hour. These are the hours needed, but
especially made urns for the niches that are do select an hour that best fits your
available in the Ave Maria Shoppe. Contact schedule.
the OLS office, 871-8121. Please call Ida Wilker at 637-6634 or Mary
____________________________________ Claire Brouillette at 871-2909.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is the
Altar Sodality Joint Meeting The joint best time you will spend on earth! (Blessed
meeting of all guilds will be held on Friday, Mother Teresa of Calcutta - 1910 to 1997)
May 7, beginning with Mass at 10 a.m. The ____________________________________
installation of new officers will take place
during the Mass. After Mass, in the Parish
Hall, there will be a complimentary luncheon
and recognition of the 2010 Honor Tree
inductees. Reservations for the luncheon
are required. Please contact Patty Echols,
822-4043, if you did not make a reservation
at your guild meeting. Reservations must be
made by April 30.
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What a wonderful Children’s Choir we had
this year! Thank you to Mary Caroline
Atkins, Katie Nhissa Agena, Maela Banks,
Cooper Cashio, Margie Cashio, Benjamin
Gerety, Emma Gerety, Theresa Hardin, Elisa
Harika, Marka Harika, Elisa Hernandez,
Christopher Jensen, Anna Karg, Michaela
Keener, Summer Killin, Bianca Loglisci, Mary
Grace Lorino, Lina McComiskey, Franz
Mercade, Nicole Naylor, Sasha Naylor,
Amelia Pugh, Emma Petrey, Sofia Restrepo,
Anna Rumore, Libby Rumore, Ann Marie
Stephens, Elizabeth Stephens, Grace
Vicinanzo, Riley Vicinanzo and Elizabeth
Webb for sharing their musical talents with

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